The teaching of the New Testament is not that God brings us to conversion and that later we may come to sanctification. Rather, it is that once a person is born again the very life of Christ is in that person, and their complete salvation is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
â€Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of God’ (Matt. 5:3). An old evangelical leader in Wales affirmed, â€We are never nearer to God than when we are lowest in our own estimation.’ â€To this man will I look, even to him that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." - Romans 10:4  What does Paul mean? That everyone who believes in Christ has done with law-keeping as a way of attaining righteousness. Think of it like this, that we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God. 1 Corinthians 2:12. We possess a veritable gold mine of spiritual riches which many of us seem utterly...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We must not merely read the Bible--but strive that we may obey it. If the Bible is not the guide of our life--it is nothing to us. Its truths are to be applied. If we read the Beatitudes, we are to compare ourselves with their Divine...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Lord Jesus kept Himself free of pride. In the wilderness temptation, the devil called Him, "Son of God." But the Lord chose the humble position and in response called Himself, "Man"--"Man shall not live by bread alone . . . .". Yes, in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
My presence shall go with thee. Exodus 33:14. So the Lord promised Moses, and so He has promised us. Let us never venture anywhere, if we have reason to think the Lord will not favor us with His presence there. The Lord's presence produces...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"You have not passed this way before!" Joshua 3:4 "Abraham named the place Jehovah-Jireh (which means 'the LORD will provide')" Genesis 22:14 As you begin meditating on this verse, write deep in your heart this word with the strongest...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There is a powerful, silent, personal influence, like a shadow, which emanates from everyone--and this influence is always leaving results wherever it touches another person. You cannot live a day--and not touch some other life with this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In a sermon preached in London in the 1930's, Deitrich Bonhoeffer spoke about welcoming death rather than fearing it. "Whether we are young or old makes no difference. What are twenty or forty years in the sight of God? And which of us knows how...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
